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Helen Lewis unravels what we really mean by the word 'genius', who we should describe as a genius and why people of huge accomplishment in one domain can be really destructive in another. Witty and provocative. Paperback 18 June. Denise
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PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 18/06/2026
This is the book we need right now' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ`Lucid, funny and fascinating' ADAM BUXTONThe tech disruptor. The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use - without really questioning what it means - and asks if the modern idea of genius is distorting our view of the world. 'Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable' OLIVER BURKEMAN`A provocative, witty book' TLSBinding: Paperback / softback